Underdogs again, the Marblehead boys hockey team stuck to the formula that got them to TD Garden after an 0-6 start to the season.

Avin Rodovsky scored late in the first period, goaltender Leo Burdge made 32 saves and the Headers completed a magical turnaround to their season with a 1-0 win against top-seeded Nauset in the Division 3 State Championship game.

Rodovsky scored the lone goal with 4:41 remaining in the first period off a great feed from Kyle Hart, who drove down the left wing and circled the net for a wraparound opportunity.

Instead of putting the puck on net, Hart slid it across the crease to a wide-open Rodovsky for the goal that held up as the one that delivered Marblehead its first state title since 2011.

It was an agonizing loss for the Warriors, who had won 19 straight entering the contest and hadn’t been shut out all season. They dominated possession for most of the game and held a 32-14 advantage in shots on goal.

But Burdge was unflappable in net, swallowing everything up and barely allowing any rebounds throughout the afternoon.

“The pucks just don’t go in. I don’t know how to explain it,” Headers coach Mark Marfione said. “Even when they’re pressing us hard, you expect Leo to come up with the save somehow, someway. He’s so calm and collected back there.”

His biggest moment came with just minutes to play in the third. Marblehead was on the power play, but gave the puck away to Nauset senior Logan Poulin, who crashed the net on a shorthanded bid.

Burdge made the first stop, and a chaotic scrum ensued in front. The Warriors got several whacks at the puck, but the junior goaltender finally found it through the madness and covered for a whistle.

When Burdge couldn’t make a stop, the Headers had fortune on their side, as Nauset hit the post on four separate shot attempts but never found the back of the net.

“It was a little bit of luck, a little bit of Leo,” Marfione said with a grin.

It was a fitting way for Marblehead to cap off an improbable run to the state title. The Headers were 0-6 and later 2-8 before catching fire and finishing the season on a 15-1-1 run.

“We have such a tight-knit group. We all want to play for each other,” Hart said. “We faced a lot of adversity. I think the whole state knows we were 0-6. That really helped us get closer.”

“It’s a pretty remarkable group,” Marfione said. “We knew we had a good team. It was just weird bounces, one-goal losses, letting up shorthanded goals. It was frustrating… but there was never a time where we quit. The effort was there.”